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'Lands of Lost Borders: Out of Bounds on the Silk Road' (book review)

Canadian writer Kate Harris describes an epic 10-month bicycle tour across Asia.

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko in Travel January 20, 2020

Aurora winter train

Take a train to see the northern lights

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 10, 2020

chickpea curry

The 9 most versatile ingredients in my kitchen

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 10, 2020

Quorn package

Quorn introduces carbon footprint labels

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 9, 2020

green sauce

Learn to make some of these 17 essential sauces

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 9, 2020

setting off on trip to Sri Lanka

What I packed for 2 weeks in Sri Lanka

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 9, 2020

bathroom

Do women really need trash cans everywhere they go?

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 8, 2020

American Meat Institute

What can you eat if you are living a 1.5 degree lifestyle?

Lloyd Alter

By Lloyd Alter January 8, 2020

minimalist computer desk

A critique of minimalism

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 8, 2020

Mushrooms

Which of these mushroom could kill you?

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 7, 2020

Sleeping babies

Let sleeping babies lie: Chilly temps build tough Nordic tots

A.K. Streeter

By A.K. Streeter January 7, 2020

homemade doughnuts

I spent New Year's Eve making doughnuts

Easy Vegetarian Recipes

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 7, 2020

tourists in Venice

You can expect more tourist taxes this year

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 6, 2020

plant on desk

Put a houseplant on your desk to decrease anxiety significantly

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 3, 2020

Golden Globes award ceremony

The Golden Globes go vegan this year

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 3, 2020

tea in cup

Why Americans will never love tea as much as coffee

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 3, 2020

swedish dishcloths

I tried Swedish dishcloths and they are amazing

Cleaning & Organizing

Melissa Breyer

By Melissa Breyer January 2, 2020

thrift store B&W

Nothing New 2020: I'm embarking on a year of secondhand purchases

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 2, 2020

healthy school lunch

NYC schools serve lunches made from scratch

Katherine Martinko

By Katherine Martinko January 2, 2020

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epsom salt

8 uses for Epsom salt

These really should come with a safety warning

Seen at the Interior Design Show 2020: More killer bathtubs

tiny homes

6 dreamy tiny homes created for Disney characters

paris cafe

6 zero-waste lessons from Paris

woman in kitchen

6 ways to run a more functional kitchen

Aurora winter train

Take a train to see the northern lights

Ghent from above

How Ghent got rid of cars and transformed the city in a decade

Capsula Mundi pod and urns

Plant your loved one in this egg and turn them into a tree after death

african gray parrot

African grey parrots surprise researchers with their altruism

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